We are pleased to invite you to the Ninth Annual Humanitarian Conference
organized by Webster University, Geneva under the Auspices of the Government
of Geneva:
HUMANITARIAN ACTION, SECURITY AND THE MILITARY
22-23 April 2004
at the International Conference Center of Geneva,
15, rue Varembé.
As in previous years, conference is held under the auspices of the Government
of the Canton of Geneva, and as every year since 1996 it benefits from the
support and participation of the International Committee of the Red Cross and
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as well as other
governmental and non-governmental organizations.
The keynote speakers will be Cornelio SOMMARUGA, Former President of the ICRC,
LGen (Ret) Roméo A. DALLAIRE, Former Commander of the United Nations
Peacekeeping troops in Rwanda (by Vidéo link), Pierre KRAEHENBUEHL, Director
of Operations of the ICRC and Hugo SLIM, Chief Scholar, Centre for
Humanitarian Dialogue. There will be more than 20 distinguished speakers from
15 major organizations. The conference will be open both to experts and the
general public.
Since the early 1990s humanitarian action has to take place more and more in
zones of violent conflict. Also, in many of the political and military crises,
civilians are not just incidental victims, but the direct targets of the
violence as was tragically the case in Rwanda ten years ago. Today,
humanitarian workers themselves have become the targets of militant groups. We
all remember the murderous attacks on UN and ICRC staff in Iraq in 2003. The
recent events in Haiti, with the calls for an international force to protect
the local population, also illustrate the actual or potential involvement of
the military in humanitarian crises.
The program will include among other questions: 1. the issue of the safety of
the populations and the role of the military in major humanitarian emergencies
(e.g. Great Lakes region, former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq), 2. the of
security of humanitarian workers and the growing threats to humanitarian
action, 3. the legal, moral and political dimension of the role of the
military, and 4. what can be done to assure that humanitarian relief and
protection in the future.
We hope that you and/or your associates will be able to participate in this
important meeting and discussion. Enclosed you will find the registration form
and the detailed program. We thank you for your interest and look forward to
greeting you at the Conference.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Otto Hieronymi
Head, Program of International Relations and
Migration and Refugee Studies
www.webster.ch
Samuel Whyte
Student Organizing Committee
PROGRAMME:
Humanitarian Action, Security and the Military
The Ninth Annual Humanitarian Conference
Webster University, Geneva
At the International Conference Center of Geneva
15, rue Varembé
22-23 April 2004.
THURSDAY - DAY ONE
Registration: 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Morning sessions: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Opening statements:
Jean-Luc CHOPARD, Chief of Protocol of the Government of the Republic and
Canton of Geneva
Robert SPENCER, Director General, Webster University, Europe
Keynote Speakers:
Cornelio SOMMARUGA, President Of Caux-Initiative of Change and President,
Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining: The Responsibility to
Protect
LGen (Ret) Roméo A. DALLAIRE, Former Commander, United Nations Troops in
Rwanda (by Vidéo link): The Lessons of Rwanda
Session 1. New Forms of Violent Conflict and the Growing Threats to
Humanitarian Action
Vincent COCHETEL, Head of Investigation Unit, Office of the Inspector General,
UNHCR: Operational Implications of the New Threats Against Humanitarian
Workers: A View from UNHCR
John KING, Adjunct Professor, Webster University: The New Warfare and the Need
for an Interactive Military
Coffee Break
Session 2. The Role of the Military in Humanitarian Crises: Legal, Moral and
Political Issues
Francois SENECHAUD, Head of the Unit for Relations for Armed and Security
Forces, ICRC: Cooperation with the Military
Vincent CHETAIL, Graduate Institute of International Studies: The Legal
Framework of UN Peacekeeping Operations
Joe SILLS, Former Spokesman of UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:
Humanitarian Assistance: Political Dimensions of Military Action
Lunch Break
Afternoon sessions: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Keynote Speaker
Pierre KRAEHENBUEHL, Director of Operations, ICRC: Keynote speech
Session 3. Examples of the Military’s Role in Major Humanitarian Crises
John PHELPS, Judge Advocate’s General’s Corps, US Naval War College: Iraq: The
Responsibility of the Occupying Powers
Peter J. VAN KRIEKEN, Member, IOM Academic Advisory Board, The Hague:
Srebrenica and the Safe-Haven Dilemma
Salvatore LOMBARDO, Head of the Afghan Comprehensive Solution Unit, UNHCR: The
Search for a Comprehensive Solution of the Afghan Refugee Crisis
Colum MURPHY, Former Deputy Head of UN Political Affairs Inside Bosnia:
Closing the 20th Century With Some Important Lessons: Bosnia and the Need for
Enforcement
Coffee Break
Session 4. The Security of Humanitarian Workers
Michael GREENWOOD, Deputy Head of Security Unit, ICRC: The Concept of Security
of the ICRC
Alan VERNON, Senior Partnership Coordinator, Emergency and Security Service,
UNHCR: UNHCR and the Current Security Environment
Ros THOMAS, Webster University and Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford: The
Security of the Aid Worker
Reception at the Conference Center
FRIDAY - DAY TWO
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Keynote Speaker:
Hugo SLIM, Chief Scholar, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue: The Morality of
Collaboration: Humanitarian Action and Counter-Insurgency
Session 5. International Humanitarian Organizations, NGOs and the Military
Amin AWAD, Coordinator for Iraq, UNHCR: UNHCR and Iraq
Dan HELLINGER, Webster University, St. Louis: Humanitarian Action, NGOs and
the Privatization of the Military
François RUBIO, Directeur Juridique, Médecins du Monde : International
humanitarian organizations, NGOs and the military?
Coffee Break
Session 6. Providing Humanitarian Relief and Protection in the Future
Michel ARRION, Chef d’Unité, ECHO, Brussels: The Humanitarian Action of the
European Union
Kelly Kate PEASE, Webster University, St. Louis: The Moral Hazards of
Humanitarian Aid
Otto HIERONYMI and Catherine CURRAT, Webster University: Freedom, Peace and
Human Dignity: the Outlook for the Internal and International Use of Force in
the 21st Century
Closing statements
REGISTRATION FORM:
Humanitarian Action, Security and the Military
Action Humanitaire, Sécurité et les Forces Armées
The Ninth Annual Humanitarian Conference
Of Webster University, Geneva
22-23 April 2004.
At the International Conference Center of Geneva
15, rue Varembé
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